1976
Lois M. Craig, who became Crim's administrative assistant in 1976, helped plan the race with other volunteers. She served as race director through 1993.
1977
On Aug. 27, the first Bobby Crim 10-mile road race
is run. It remains the hottest on record as of
2005, with the thermometer at 86 degrees and
humidity at 80 percent by the noon start.
It costs $5 to enter the race, event raises $30,465 for Michigan Special Olympics.
Out of 758 registered entries, 576 finish.
The race begins at Mott Community College and ends in downtown Flint.
To keep track of runners' times, runners get numbered sticks to hand in as they cross the finish line. It takes a week to complete results, not all of them accurate.
Ed Wiberg ran - and finished - his first Crim
Race in white buckled-down clodhoppers. He raised
thousands of dollars for Special Olympics and was
known as ``Mr. Crim Race.''
758 entries
1977 10-Mile Run Winners Steve Kenyon, 50:05 Kim Merritt, 58:41
It costs $5 to enter the race, event raises $30,465 for Michigan Special Olympics.
Out of 758 registered entries, 576 finish.
The race begins at Mott Community College and ends in downtown Flint.
To keep track of runners' times, runners get numbered sticks to hand in as they cross the finish line. It takes a week to complete results, not all of them accurate.
758 entries
1977 10-Mile Run Winners Steve Kenyon, 50:05 Kim Merritt, 58:41
1978
The Crim returned for its second year, with a much
earlier start time - 9:30 a.m.
On Dec. 15, 1978, race founder Bobby Crim and other dignitaries presented a check for $70,000 for Michigan Special Olympics, the race's primary charity for many years.
1,337entries
1978 10-Mile Run Winners Greg Meyer, 48:00 Celia Peterson, 59:30
On Dec. 15, 1978, race founder Bobby Crim and other dignitaries presented a check for $70,000 for Michigan Special Olympics, the race's primary charity for many years.
1,337entries
1978 10-Mile Run Winners Greg Meyer, 48:00 Celia Peterson, 59:30
1979
William Sill of Lansing, Mich., became the first
10-mile wheeler, using a stock, non-racing chair.
His time: 1:53:54.
2,250 entries
1979 10-Mile Run Winners Herb Lindsay, 48:00 Joan Benoit, 55:41
2,250 entries
1979 10-Mile Run Winners Herb Lindsay, 48:00 Joan Benoit, 55:41
1980
Jim Gaver, Michigan Television host, produces
produced his first Crim coverage for WFUM (Channel
28). Camera crews had to run from place to place as
no vehicles allowed on track.
3,500 entries
1980 10-Mile Run Winners Herb Lindsay, 47:06 Patti Catalano, 53:40
3,500 entries
1980 10-Mile Run Winners Herb Lindsay, 47:06 Patti Catalano, 53:40
1981
The race start moves from Mott Community College
campus to Robert T. Longway Boulevard to
accommodate more entrants.
New Zealand's Lorraine Moeller - banned from amateur road racing by the Athletics Congress for accepting prize money in another race - finished second among women. Three English runners - Steve Kenyon, Nick Rose and Jeff Smith - withdrew on race day because running with Moeller could have affected their amateur status.
4,658 entries
1981 10-Mile Run Winners Herb Lindsay, 47:15 Patti Catalano, 55:35
New Zealand's Lorraine Moeller - banned from amateur road racing by the Athletics Congress for accepting prize money in another race - finished second among women. Three English runners - Steve Kenyon, Nick Rose and Jeff Smith - withdrew on race day because running with Moeller could have affected their amateur status.
4,658 entries
1981 10-Mile Run Winners Herb Lindsay, 47:15 Patti Catalano, 55:35
1982
Steve Kenyon set a new course record with a time of
46:42.
The Flint Journal published its first Crim special section, one week after race, offers 11x14 Crim color photo for $5. Today, archival copies of pages and photos available at http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/store/
4,587 entries
1982 10-Mile Run Winners Steve Kenyon, 46:42 Joan Benoit, 53:17
The Flint Journal published its first Crim special section, one week after race, offers 11x14 Crim color photo for $5. Today, archival copies of pages and photos available at http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/store/
4,587 entries
1982 10-Mile Run Winners Steve Kenyon, 46:42 Joan Benoit, 53:17
1983
Construction of AutoWorld theme park at Fifth
Avenue and Harrison Street forced a slight change
in the 10-mile course.
A memorable fog greeted runners at the start.
5,243 entries
1983 10-Mile Run Winners Nick Rose, 46:58 Lisa Martin, 55:07
A memorable fog greeted runners at the start.
5,243 entries
1983 10-Mile Run Winners Nick Rose, 46:58 Lisa Martin, 55:07
1984
As Bobby Crim prepared to leave the state House,
Lois Craig convened a ìkitchen cabinetî around her
dinner table at home. The 14 core organizers
determined the future of the Crim race.
4,656 entries for the "almost" 10-mile race. In 1989, a glitch meant the course needed to be measured. That action found the 10-mile course from 1984-88 was actually shorter than 10 miles, a discovery that negated seven American 10-mile records set during that period.
One of the most lopsided finishes has England's Nick Rose beating American Ashley Johnson by a margin of 1:17.8. The men's races from 1985-1997 decided by margins of eight seconds or less.
10-Mile Run Winners Nick Rose, 46:59 Janice Ettle, 55:15
4,656 entries for the "almost" 10-mile race. In 1989, a glitch meant the course needed to be measured. That action found the 10-mile course from 1984-88 was actually shorter than 10 miles, a discovery that negated seven American 10-mile records set during that period.
One of the most lopsided finishes has England's Nick Rose beating American Ashley Johnson by a margin of 1:17.8. The men's races from 1985-1997 decided by margins of eight seconds or less.
10-Mile Run Winners Nick Rose, 46:59 Janice Ettle, 55:15
1985
The Crim Road Race became a nonprofit organization
with a board of directors, no longer affiliated
with Michigan Special Olympics.
4,653 entries
1985 10-Mile Run Winners Ken Martin, 46:54 Lisa Martin, 54:40
4,653 entries
1985 10-Mile Run Winners Ken Martin, 46:54 Lisa Martin, 54:40